| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | south-west England MONAZITE IN POLYMETALLIC CHLORITE-(TOURMALINE)-QUARTZ-(FLUORITE)CASSITERITE-SULPHIDE...CHRONOLOGY OF MAGMATIC HYDROTHERMAL MINERALISATION IN CORNWALL N.G. LEBOUTILLIER 1, R.K. SHAIL 1 AND C. JEWSON...hydrothermal mineralisation in Cornwall. Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 403-409. Monazite [(Ce,...hydrothermal lode systems of Cornwall than has been previously recognised. In situ and mine dump specimens analysed...polymetallic chlorite-(tourmaline)-quartz(fluorite)-cassiterite-sulphide mineralisation. The assemblage is interpreted | | | Book | Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although | | | Report (volume) | : : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...has been made to describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring...information up to date Mr. Dewey has visite.d everv active mine and rnanv of those recentlv abandoned • • • or of...historic importance. Our thanks are due to t,he present mine managers for their courtesy and assistance. :Full...been made of the published accounts of mining in Cornwall and Devon, and reference to the principal sources | | | Book | by Alison Hodge, 2 Clarence Place, Penzance, Cornwall TRI8 2QA, www.alison-hodge.co.uk, info@alison-hodge...Cornish minerals. Thanks also to Michael Merry of Cornwall Devon Mineral Specimens (www. cornwalldevonmineralspecimens...taken by him of the botallackite in situ, Wherry Mine pump column and wolframite outcrop. Two private...Sara Chambers, Collections Manager, the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (www.royalcorn- wallmuseum.org...Landreath to Linkinhorne East Cornwall: Callington to Calstock Rocks of Cornwall Precious Metals and Semi-precious | | | Book (volume) | disastrous fall in metal prices later in the century, Cornwall led the world in the art and science of mining...legendary names as Cook's Kitchen, East Pool and the Carn Brea Mines: the mines of the northern district...1980 by Alison Hodge, 5 Chapel Street, Penzance, Cornwall. ©T. A. Morrison, 1980 No part of this publica1ion... 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41; Royal Institution of Cornwall, Plates 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14...St. Ives, Cornwall. Origination and Printing by Dowrick Design and Print, St. Ives, Cornwall. CONTENTS | | | Report (issue) | and tin-bearing vein from Hemerdon deposit, Devon, UK. The tungsten is present in wolframite, the dark...the Czech Republic through France and south-west England and into Spain and Portugal also has some important...typified by the Cornubian orefield in south-west England (see section on Britain). Tin, copper, lead-zinc...deposits are a particular type identified at the Climax Mine in Colorado, USA. 24 Stock: an intrusive mass of...and the Hindu Kush of Northern Pakistan. 27 Cassiterite: tin oxide ore mineral, SnO2. Syngenetic: formed | | | Catalog/List | gemmy blue crystal 1 'h ins. long £150 Corconda Mine, Minas Cera,s, Brazil APOPHYLLITE - a 2 inch spray...crystals in vug in limestone, 5 ins. x 5 ins. Muzo Mine, Colombia £ on application FLUORITE - mauve fluorite...fluorite with dolomite 3 x 2½ ins. Shangbao Mine, Hunan Province, China £60 SIDERITE - a 3V2 inch crystal...£120 Panasqueira, Portugal CASSITERITE/ARSENOPYRITE - bright cassiterite crystals on arsenopyrite, 3...Sitchuan Province, China £425 CASSITERITE - a flat plate of black cassiterite crystals 31/2 x 21/2 ins. £260 | | | Report (volume) | notable quantity in Britain outside · Devon and Cornwall, and there they are produced chiefly as a by-product...antimony a-re practica-lly confined to a. fev;, mine-, iu Cornwall and to two localities in Scotland at one...was paid by 1\-Ir. Dewey .to every active mine in England ond Wa.les from which · arsenic or antimony...Henwood called 'The :\'fotalliforous Deposits of Cornwall ancl Devon,' which was published in 1843 as vol...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, and has prove.cl t o be of great VA,lue. Lil | | | Report (chapter) | South Crofty tin mine, Cornwall P. D . G R I B B L E Surpac Software International ( UK) Ltd, Plessey Business...Park, Technology Drive, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 2ND, UK Abstract: The orebodies at South Crofiy take the...bearing lodes belong to the ENE-striking series. Cassiterite mineralization is in two main stages characterized...and which have limited wall rock alteration. Cassiterite mineralization is associated with a later quartz...series of quartz and quartz-haematite phases. Cassiterite mineralization in this group is associated not | | | Book | Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Introduction 4 About this Book 9 Geology and Mine ralization 14 The D istricts 24 24 29 West Penwith:...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious...prospector, and hence mineral collector, for alluvial cassiterite (tin oxide), and most probably for copper ores...amethyst. Wheal Jane, near Truro (le(t) . Bornitc, Corn Brea Mtne, Redruth (nght) As a young boy, I looked into | | | Report (issue) | waste-product has often become the most valuable asset of a mine under changed conditions as regards de,mand. Tin-mines...2.-0re-dressing plant of the Gunnislake Glitters Mine 26 A2 ,\. , ... I 'l CHA.P�L'ER I. TUNGSTEN...output, and is obtained mainly :from Cumberland. In Cornwall wolfram is restricted in its occurrence to :four... The most important dis trict lies in "\Vest Cornwall between Scorrier and Camborne, and especially...parish of Illo�an where t!1e chief active mi?es, East Pool, South Crafty and T1ncroft are situated. These m1nea | | | Catalog/List | Apatite (Var: Francolite). Geevor Mine, Pendeen, West Cornwall. An altered Chloritic matrix with overforming...e/Native Bismuth. Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, West Cornwall. A hilly and sculpted Chloritic matrix indurated...Lode West 420 fm level, South Croft Mine, Pool, Central Cornwall. An interesting and rare Cornish phenomena...£25.00 05. * Axinite. Carn Vellan near Botallack, St Just, West Cornwall. Large, sharp, terminated...ra/Pyrnmnrphito/ramccitp Penberthy Crofts Mine, St. Hilary, West Cornwall. A vuggy completely encrusted matrix | | | Report (issue) | a&te-product has often become the most valuable asset of a mine under changed conditions as· rega_rds demand. Tin-mines...Kingdom from 1873 to 1913. Output from Devon and Cornwall from 1897 to 1913. Commercial Uses. Rise and present...2.-0re-dressing plant of the Gunnislake Clitters Mine ... PAGB 2 26 , CHAPTER I. TUNGSTEN OltES--IN'l'RODUCTION...and is obtained u-iainly :fron1 Ournberland. In Cornwall wolfram is restr.icted in its occuri•ence to :four...4. The most important dis trict lies in West Cornwall between Scorrier and Camborne, and -especially | | | Report (issue) | Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...III.--1 he Ca111borne tnining district ,vith Carn Brea in the distance . . . ... ... PIJATE IV.--Su11ny...stages of ... ... ... the process . . . PLATE VII.-Carn Brea. Granite tor ,vith stratiforrn ... ... ... v,reathering.... � Croft)" lVline. ( 13 ) Cat111ter lode, East Pool ... ... Mi11e ... ... Pr_JATE XI.-Speci111ens of...tour111aline peacl1 ce111e11ted by quartz. ( b ) East Pool. Quartz , ,volfram , and 1nispickel. (c) Dolcoath | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | MAP \ OF CORNWALL SHOWING GRA N ITE MASSES AND T H E PRINCIPAL LODES. 'l::j ~ o r g; o eLAUNCESTON...face p. r07. 10 THE MINERAL 7 ZONES OF CORNWALL. By HENRY DEWEY. l'residcntial Address, Read...sequences of mineral deposits in the mines of Cornwall and Devon has been familiar to all. The papers...classic work on " The Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon" (1)* is still an indispensable book...do not all occur together in the same part of a mine, there are so many exceptions to the commonly accepted | | | Report (edition) | principal sources of tungsten in the \Vest of England to collect new information. J\'Iessrs. Eastwood...re-written the chapters on tungsten ores of the West of England, a subject of ,vhich he has special kno,vledge...Survey officers in examining both the mines and the mine plans. Special mention show.d be made of Mr. Josiah...Capt. Taylor and Mr. T. Bennet for their help in Cornwall and Devon, and to Mr. G. J. Wi11iam"', H.l\if...). GENERAL AcooONT AND DE7'A.IL8 OF THE Mnms. Cornwall and Devon. District I, St. Austell Moor; District | | | Book (volume) | THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which | | | Book | There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009 | | | Book (volume) | The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained during...south-west of England was the first to be published, and his ' Report on the eology of Cornwall, Devon and | | | Book (edition) | iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...mined over the centuries. Today, only one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...county were once bustling with industry. Sans Levant Mine, St. Just. The small engine house nearer the camera...connection with investigation of the old Levant Mine. April 1970. GEOLOGY CORNWALL’S mineral wealth | | | Book | A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN...BOSCAWEN STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION...THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; OF THE...KOYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL, AND OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO:...F.R.S., THB ELECTRICITY OF MINERAL LODES IN CORNWALL, AND OF MANY CORNISH MINERALS, (WHOSE OBSERVATIONS | | | Book (volume) | top: Holman's 70-inch engine house, South Caradon Mine, 1995. (Walk 1) Front cover, bottom: The pumping...engine houses at Chapple's Shaft, Cook's Kitchen Mine, 1995. (Walk4) Back cover, top: Wheal Trewavas -...OPPOSITE The 25-inch whim-engine house at Ding Dong Mine. (Walk 7) (Photograph by Simon Vere Jones, 1995)...PUBLICATIONS Landfall, Penpol, Devoran, Truro, Cornwall TR3 6NW Telephone Truro (01872) 862581 Copyright...Record Office, the Cornish Studies Library and the Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Typesening and maps (other | | | Catalog/List | Woodcockshayes, Halberton road, Willand, Devon, ENGLAND EX15 2QF Tel/Fax (01884) 821563 Catalogue 2/1997...CARROLLITE I I (5cm x 4 cm x 3.5cn>) Mashamba West Mine. Shaba Province. Zaire A composite oystal group...& QUARTZ & CALCITE (7cm x 7cm x 5cm) Dalnegorsk Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia An impressive very sharp well-formed...CRYSTALLISED NATIVE SILVER (4cm x 3cm x 1cm) Sierra Nevada Mine, Batopilas, Mexico A beautiful example of herringbone...ROSE QUARTZ & SMOKY QUARTZ (4cm x 4cm 2cm) Piftorra Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brasil A very pretty specimen | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 2000 THE CASSITERITE-ANATASE-ILMENITE-MONAZITE-SULPHIDECHLORITE ASSEMBLAGE OF NORTH TINCROFT LODE N. G...2000. The cassiterite-anatase-ilmenite-monazite-sulphide-chlorite assemblage of North Tincroft Lode. Geoscience...Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 050-057 North Tincroft Lode (New Cook's Kitchen Mine) forms a segment of...and reveal a complex polymetallic mineralogy. Cassiterite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite (±...rapid, telescoped, infilling of the lode by cassiterite, monazite and ilmenite, in a matrix of sulphides | | | Book (edition) | See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses...Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...typical view of Cornish i mining. Marke Valley Mine. P.S. innovations in machinery, particularly the...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...granite associated with mining include ~ \ Carn Brea, Carn Marth, Castle-an-Dinas, Hingston Down, Kit |
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